FBI Warning on Messaging Apps: Time to Rethink What "Secure" Really Means

The FBI recently urged Americans to switch from SMS to encrypted messaging apps like WhatsApp and Signal.

Read More at: puri.sm/posts/fbi-raises-alarm…

#Cybersecurity #Privacy #Surveillance #Signal #WhatsApp

FBI Raises Alarm on Encrypted Messaging Apps: A New Front in the Battle for Digital Privacy and National Security – Purism

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💾 Hello Fediverse, after a long and dreadful march of persuasion through my contacts, I'm finally about to uninstall #Whatsapp. However, there's a group of people that organizes there, so I want to ask you:

Is there some #Fdroid app or other method to bridge Whatsapp messages to #Telegram or #Signal? I know interoperability is a big ask, but jusg being able to read when they meet would be enough.

Boosts appreciated, so if a solution is found, more people get to know about it!

Noticed #MetaAI is now in #WhatsApp? 🫣 If this concerns you, you're not alone 💛

In our latest guide, we look at how you can get rid of Meta AI 👉 tuta.com/blog/how-to-turn-off-…

Meta is collecting your #WhatsApp metadata 👉 Protect your communications with these European alternatives to WhatsApp!

WhatsApp shares:

✅ Your location
✅ Your device
✅ Who you're writing
✅ When you write them
✅ How often you write them
✅ Whether they reply

Are you already using one of these #PrivateMessengers?🔒

Bonjour ici, dans le cadre de mon projet MIO ⊛ je fais un sondage pour savoir combien vous êtes prêt à payer un service pour chatter depuis une seule appli et un seul compte avec des gens sur #xmpp #matrix #sip mais aussi #whatsapp et #facebook_messenger sans avoir de compte chez eux !!

Si c’est pas clair, un peu plus de détails là : mio.chat/

#interoperabilite avec #mio_chat
#boost apprécié ! 🙏 🤗

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there's not a lot of difference between #signal and #whatsapp . The app store builds of Signal are not reproducible. Nobody has hosted their own version of the signal server and we can't know if the code running on their servers is the same as what's on GitHub. So both their server and client are effectively closed source.

Other than requiring smartphones, both are centralized in the US. Signal is hosted on #aws. Signal doesn't have #meta AI and other forms of enshittification.

My grandmother recently got locked out of #WhatsApp because her phone broke, and the spare one we had on hand is one WhatsApp has decided is too old to run on 💀

Fortunately, #XMPP has no such qualms! She's currently keeping up with the family group chat on #Quicksy while others of us use #Conversations, #DinoIM, and #Gajim. (Of course, extended family and friends are another matter 😔)

This serves as a reminder that closed apps may close you out—but open protocols have your back forever!

that is why I don't like people recommending moving from #WhatsApp to #Signal, better use messengers that don't depend on US servers and companies, like European messengers like #ArcaneChat

arcanechat.me

ArcaneChat

Private chats for the family

^{arcanechat.me}

I really recommend you to give a try to #DeltaChat anonymous login without any phone number or any private data required, you can create as many accounts and add as many devices as you want, all work smoothly no encryption problems with multi-device etc and it has a better interface than #matrix on the level of #WhatsApp and #Telegram super user-friendly and painless to onboard family and friends

And you LITERALLY own your data and can browse it and search it offline

#WhatsApp shares its metadata with #Meta

They know:

✅ Your location
✅ Your device
✅ Who you're writing
✅ When you write them
✅ How often you write them
✅ Whether they reply

Stop this tracking with a #privacy-first alternatives: 👉 tuta.com/blog/best-whatsapp-al…

What is your favorite?

🚨 Welke gegevens van je zou #Meta nog meer allemaal gebruiken om #AI te trainen? 🤔

tweakers.net/nieuws/231648/met…

#WhatsApp heeft al AI in de app...🤷 faq.whatsapp.com/1002544104126…

Zeker zijn dat je privégesprekken en data niet en nooit worden gebruikt? Kies #Signal: signal.org/install

#privacy

📣 Happy #GlobalSwitchDay to all the brave frontrunners out there!

For whom February 1st came a little too soon, don't worry! Just try again on March 1st and celebrate Zero Discrimination Day in the beautiful #fediverse. Alternatively, you can switch on April 1st, as only fools stay behind ;) or join your friends on May 1st and put your ideals to work.

Help spread the word.

#WhatsApp #Signal #Reddit #Lemmy #X #Mastodon #Instagram #Pixelfed #Facebook #friendica #Youtube #Peertube #Tiktok #loops

migrating from #WhatsApp to another centralized platform is not a real solution, that's why we are here in the #Fediverse and not in #BlueSky

Migrate from #WhatsApp to #DeltaChat and other decentralized alternatives, break free out of the silos once and for all and stop feeding billionaires/CEO incubators

#ArcaneChat #XMPP #Matrix #SimpleX #Session #decentralization #encryption

#whatsApp #matrix #globalSwitchDay

Saturday February 1 2025

@mastodonmigration

Signal is a secure messenger, but there are interesting alternatives, such as @matrix , @session , @delta , @simplex or XMPP …

➡️ matrix.org

➡️ getsession.org

➡️ delta.chat

➡️ simplex.chat

➡️ xmpp.org

If you’d like to learn more about these options, have a look at the responses to this toot.

#matrix #session #signal #XMPP #messenger #decentralized #tech #technology #OpenSource #FOSS #WhatsApp #security #InfoSec #data #safety

Session | Send Messages, Not Metadata. | Private Messenger

Session is a private messenger that aims to remove any chance of metadata collection by routing all messages through an onion routing network.

^Session

Thanx!

I would suggest a meme for switching #WhatsApp to #XMPP and a second one for WhatsApp to #Matrix@matrix@mastodon.matrix.org
#Chat #Messenger

Gebruik je #WhatsApp? Dan support je #Meta. #Instagram is ook van Meta.

"Het is dinsdag niet mogelijk om verschillende zoekopdrachten gerelateerd aan politieke tegenstanders van Donald Trump uit te voeren via Instagram."

Wil je werkelijk een bedrijf met zulke ondemocratische praktijken steunen?

Maak de switch je kunt het! Heb je vragen, laat het me weten!

Schakel over naar @signalapp of @matrix

nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/01/21/insta…

#BanWhatsapp #BanMeta #signal #signalapp #matrix #opensource #FOSS

Instagram lijkt zoekopdrachten naar politieke tegenstanders Trump te verbergen: 'We werken aan oplossing'

^{Luuk Diepeveen (NRC)}

By popular demand, a single post to boost global switch day across multiple platforms on February 1st 2025.


For those who can no longer get behind Musk or Meta's new policies and feel like switching (e.g. from #Whatsapp to #Signal, from #Instagram to #Pixelfed or from #X to #Mastodon) I made you some graphics to use freely in communicating with your contacts.

Let’s lead by example 🙂

Die Welt ist voller Messenger und gefühlt nutzen die allermeisten #WhatsApp, #Telegram oder #Signal.

Alle haben ihre individuellen Vor- und Nachteile und wer sich dann noch die die üblichen Sicherheitsseiten anschaut, z.B. @kuketzblog , wird schnell feststellen: Es gibt nicht DEN einen Messenger, den alle gut finden.

Warum ich unter den verfügbaren Alternativen neben @signalapp @matrix nutze, habe ich hier zusammengefasst:

bsdbox.de/matrix

Das sollte man in Bezug auf die Nutzung von kommerziellem #SocialMedia und #Kommunikation nicht unbeachtet lassen, vielleicht auch besonders in #digitaleKirche:

#Meta unterstützt #Trump Amtseinführung finanziell mit großer Summe:
bbc.com/news/articles/c8j9e1x9…
#Instagram #Facebook #WhatsApp #FediKirche

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta donates $1m to Trump fund

It appears to be the latest attempt by the Meta boss to build a closer relationship with the incoming president.

^{Liv McMahon (BBC News)}

Just "released" the first usable version of #Convo, an #XMPP messaging app for #KaiOS and #JioPhone feature phones!

git.disroot.org/badrihippo/con…

I was hoping to release a more complete version as 1.0, but that's taking a while, and people are already starting to use it as it is (especially with the impending shuttering of #WhatsApp on KaiOS) so I decided to get this out right away 📦

I've also submitted to the #BananaStore, so hopefully it should be out there soon 🍌

Werft mal einen Blick auf die Messenger-Matrix. Trotz aller Bemühungen kann es sein, dass nicht alle Informationen zu den Messengern aktuell sind. In diesem Fall bitte ich um Rückmeldung, damit ich die Matrix anpassen kann. ❤️ 👇

messenger-matrix.de/messenger-…

FAQ: codeberg.org/kuketzblog/www.me…

#briar #conversations #xmpp #deltachat #discord #element #matrix #facebook #google #imessage #jami #line #session #signal #simplex #siskin #skype #telegram #teleguard #threema #viber #whatsapp #wire

www.messenger-matrix.de

Die Messenger-Matrix bietet einen Überblick über die verschiedenen (technischen) Merkmale diverser Messenger. Die Matrix wird auf www.messenger-matrix.de gehostet.

^Codeberg.org

Nee, ik heb dus geen WhatsApp: bartavi.nl/bericht/geen-whatsa…

#whatsapp

#WhatsApp for #Windows lets Python, PHP scripts execute with no warning

Granted, Python needs to be installed on the system prior.

Meta says they will not bother to fix this, despite maintaining a built-in list of potentially dangerous file types (ex: .exe)

#security #cybersecurity #messengers

bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu…

«Damit die Attacke gelingt, muss allerdings Python auf dem Zielgerät installiert sein. Daher sind in erster Linie Softwareentwickler und Poweruser anfällig für diese Sicherheitslücke.»
— oder Schüler, die an die Materie "Programmierung" herangeführt werden. Potentiell mögliche Opfer also

#Whatsapp-Sicherheitslücke erlaubt Skript-Ausführung | heise online heise.de/news/Whatsapp-Sicherh… #Bug #MetaPlatforms #Python

Whatsapp-Sicherheitslücke erlaubt Skript-Ausführung

Eine Sicherheitslücke in WhatsApp für Windows erlaubt das Versenden von Programm-Anhängen, die beim Öffnen direkt ohne Vorwarnung starten.

^{Ulrich Schmitz (heise online)}

Mon retour d'experience sur un an d'utilisarion d'une passerelle #XMPP / #Whatsapp – Tuxicoman

tuxicoman.jesuislibre.net/2024…

#slidge

#Followerpower ist gefragt. Nachdem großen Update der Messenger-Matrix habe ich noch den Line-Messenger ergänzt. Ich bitte alle #Follower mal einen prüfenden Blick auf die Matrix zu werfen - insbesondere auf jene Messenger, die ihr selbst benutzt. Sollten Angaben nicht stimmen bzw. überarbeitet werden, so meldet das bitte. Entweder hier oder über die Projektseite.

messenger-matrix.de/messenger-…

#messenger #element #matrix #signal #simplex #telegram #line
#threema #viber #whatsapp #wire